639: The Mess Machine
LINUX Unplugged
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Enterprise Distros Adding AI Features
Chris reviews Red Hat and SUSE announcements about AI integration and critiques hype-filled marketing moves.
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After all the AI hype is over, one change for Linux will be sticking around; we put it to the test.
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- SeaGL 2025 — November 7-8, 2025 in Seattle, WA
- LinuxFest Northwest
- LinuxFest Northwest 2026: Call for Speakers
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- Planet Nix 2026: Call for Proposals
- LINUX Unplugged 481: Just a Prompt Away — The Internet is going crazy with AI-generated media. What's the open-source story, and is Linux being left out?
- Red Hat eyes developer workflow efficiency, app modernization gains with new AI tools — An AI assistant specifically designed for application migration and modernization looks to reduce developer toil
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 Announced: "Enterprise Linux That Integrates Agentic AI" — SUSE's announcement today for SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 proclaims SLES 16 to be "the industry's first enterprise Linux that integrates agenetic AI" and "reduces operational costs and complexity through AI readiness."
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